USS Threat

History
United States
NameUSS Threat (AM-124)
BuilderSavannah Machine and Foundry Co., Savannah, Georgia
Laid down15 December 1941
Launched15 August 1942
Commissioned14 March 1943
Decommissioned31 May 1946
ReclassifiedMSF-124, 7 February 1955
Stricken1 July 1972
Honours and
awards
3 battle stars (World War II)
FateSold to Mexico, 1973
Mexico
NameARM Francisco Zarco (C81)
NamesakeFrancisco Zarco
Acquired1973
Reclassified
  • G13
  • P112, 1993
Strickenshakedown cruisein active service, as of 2007
General characteristics
Class & typeAuk-class minesweeper
Displacement890 long tons (904 t)
Length221 ft 3 in (67.44 m)
Beam32 ft (9.8 m)
Draft10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement105 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Threat (AM-124) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

Threat was laid down on 15 December 1941 at Savannah, Georgia, by the Savannah Machine and Foundry Co.; launched on 15 August 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Allan M. Robinson; and commissioned on 14 March 1943.